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Thursday, October 15, 2015

Top 5 Home Inspection Issues in Real Estate

At or about the time of contract execution in a residential transaction, the condition of the heating, cooling, plumbing and electrical systems coupled with that of the structural components becomes the foremost issue in the transaction and such conditions, when negative, typically give rise to contentious negotiations for adjustments to the initially accepted purchase price. In such, the home inspection not only offers lay purchasers ammunition for offsets, but when mismanaged the inspection can kill the deal completely.

To save your deal while leveraging proper due diligence, it is important to understand these top five home inspection issues in residential real estate transactions.

Read the full article, written by Andrew Lieb, Esq. here.

Monday, October 05, 2015

Andrew Lieb, Esq. wins 2015 Rising Star Award by Super Lawyers

We are thrilled to announce that Andrew Lieb has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers for the 2nd year in a row.

About Rising Stars:
The Rising Stars list is developed using a patented multiphase selection process:

  • To be eligible for inclusion in Rising Stars, a candidate must be either 40 years old or younger or in practice for 10 years or less.
  • No more than 2.5 percent of the lawyers in a state are named to Rising Stars.

Monday, September 28, 2015

Foreclosure & The Economy: The Short Sale Class

We have just opened enrollment for the Free CE on 10/15/15 in Patchogue at Briarcliff College. 

This course is instructed by Andrew Lieb, Esq. Online Registration Only. 

Foreclosure & The Economy: The Short Sale Class.

This course will shock you with the latest developments in New York's judicial foreclosure system from the perspective of a litigating attorney who spends his days in the Courts.
Yes, a short sale is not always arrived at in Court through a Foreclosure Settlement Conference and yes, you must also understand Equator, HAFA and Deficiencies to play in this field. This course will hit home when you gain an appreciation for how a foreclosure will work if a short sale is denied, a Referee is appointed and your listing is Auctioned.
Learn the dos and the don'ts. Become familiar with the terms of art. Know the players. Next, save a friend in need by avoiding foreclosure in this troubled economy.